One of our Windows Vista computers is a busy machine. We run the eBay tool bar, Ring Central call controller, magicJack, live help for our websites, and a few other programs that check things for us every 30 minutes. If you run magicJack and the RingCentral call controller at the same time you will have a conflict on SIP port 5060. You probably noticed that your RingCentral call controller icon is blinking. it is in logging mode. You probably also noticed that RingCentral works fine if you unplug your magicJack. The solution is very simple, and they will work fine together.

Open your RingCentral call controller. Click on the menu, then click on options. Open the “account information” menu by clicking on the “+” icon. Click on “connection”. Notice the SIP [+]

Nortel has bought Pingtel, a subsidiary of enterprise mobility firm Bluesocket. Nortel hopes the open source IP PBX software/appliance division will have better luck moving forward.

Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Nortel will acquire the key assets of Pingtel from Bluesocket, Pingtel’s existing OEM relationship with Nortel will be brought in house and Pingtel employees will be integrated into Nortel’s Billerica, Mass. facility. Pingtel and Nortel have been working together for a while on SIP-based enterprise solutions

Pingtel’s sipX open source IP PBX software is highly regarded for its ability to scale to support up to 10,000 users; as an independent entity, Pingtel landed Amazon.com as its largest publicly announced customer. The Amazon.com installation reportedly supports over 5,000 users in a high-availability configuration.